30 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Achievement | Success or accomplishment in life's endeavors | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Source: | Along Pennsylvania Avenue - September 1954 | Opinion column by Aubrey Herbert (pseudonym for Murray Rothbard), published in Faith and Freedom, Volume VI, Number 1, September 1954, pp. 8-9 |
Topic: | Bureaucracy | A hierarchy of government officials, mostly unelected, that set policies, prescribe regulations and administer them | |
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Articles | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | Economic Freedom | Absence of coercion or controls over economic activities | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Topic: | Economics | Study of the means that human beings use to satisfy their individually desired ends | |
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Articles | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Individual: | LeFevre, Robert | Founder of the Freedom School (later known as Rampart College) in Colorado Springs | |
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Writings | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Individual: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action | |
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Articles | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | Voluntaryism | Libertarian philosophy that advocates non-political strategies to delegitimize the State | |
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Articles | The Affordable Care Act Doesn't Go That Way Examines the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the perspective of basic economics and its unintended consequences |
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Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | The Abstract Concept of Human Liberty Discusses how people may be interested in other people, in events or in material things but only a few are interested in ideas, and how each group of people tends to view liberty from those perspectives |
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29 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Individual: | Gillespie, Nick | Editor of Reason.com and Reason.tv | |
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Interviews (interviewer) | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Topic: | Humor | Comedy, wit, satire, sarcasm, irony, jokes, etc. | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Place: | Nevada | The Battle Born State | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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Work: | Television Shows | A television program usually broadcast on a regular weekly schedule | |
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Interviews | Stand-Up Guy Interview topics range from Hollywood reactions to Carey's humor, his attitude toward government, the ABC network censor, Las Vegas, drug legalization and more |
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26 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Arms, Right to Keep and Bear | Right of individuals to own firearms | |
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Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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Source: | Carta Magna | Carta otorgada por el rey Juan de Inglaterra, el 15 de junio de 1215 (traducción al español por Freedom Circle) |
Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Topic: | Health | The general condition of the body; freedom from physical disease or pain | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Source: | Magna Carta | Charter granted by King John of England in 15 June 1215 (English translation by Freedom Circle) |
Topic: | Psychology | The sudy of the mind and of human behavior | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Interviews | Curing the Therapeutic State: Thomas Szasz interviewed by Jacob Sullum Subjects discussed include involuntary commitment, the insanity defense, ADHD, government drug policies and physician-assisted suicide |
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Individual: | Wollstein, Jarret | Author, co-founder of Society for Individual Liberty | |
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Writings | Will You Be Safer If Guns Are Banned? Part 2 Examines the potential consequences of U.S. nationwide gun prohibition, based on what happened with alcohol prohibition and the war on drugs |
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25 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Browne, Harry | Investment author, Libertarian Party presidential candidate 1996 and 2000 | |
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Writings | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Topic: | Ethics | Branch of philosophy that studies the values that guide human conduct | |
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Articles | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Individual: | Founding Fathers | Leading individuals in founding of the United States | |
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Articles | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Topic: | Law, Rule of | Legal environment where cases are handled in a non-arbitrary manner | |
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Articles | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | What the Martha Stewart Case Means to You Examines the Martha Stewart insider trading case, including juror and prosecutor comments after the guilty verdict |
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Individual: | Ruwart, Mary | Pharmaceutical research scientist, author of Healing Our World, 2008 LP presidential aspirant | |
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Websites | Official Site of Dr. Mary Ruwart - Author of Healing Our World Personal website, includes profile page, blog, sections on her three major works and an archive of the late Lee Wrights LibertyForAll.net site |
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24 May 2023 | |||
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Pedia: | Argentina | Territory in southeast South America, ruled since 1861 by the República Argentina |
Topic: | Arms, Right to Keep and Bear | Right of individuals to own firearms | |
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Articles | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Pedia: | Australia | The smallest continent, its territory is ruled since 1942 by the Monarchy of Australia |
Individual: | Bastiat, Frédéric | 19th century French economist | |
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Articles | The War on Drugs: Seen vs. the Unseen Discusses the drug war in the context of Bastiat's essay "That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen" |
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Pedia: | Brazil | Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil |
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Pedia: | Canada | Territory in northern North America, ruled since 1982 by the Monarchy of Canada |
Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | War on Drugs Taking People to New Lows Discusses a plan by an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania District Attorney to create a "nationwide drug intelligence network" |
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Pedia: | Chile | Territory in southwest South America, ruled since 1980 by the República de Chile |
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Pedia: | China | Territory in eastern Asia, ruled since 1949 by the Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó |
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Source: | Confessions of a Right-Wing Liberal | Article by Murray N. Rothbard, published in Ramparts, volume 6, number 11, 15 June 1968, pp. 47-52 |
Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | War on Drugs Taking People to New Lows Discusses a plan by an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania District Attorney to create a "nationwide drug intelligence network" |
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What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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The War on Drugs: Seen vs. the Unseen Discusses the drug war in the context of Bastiat's essay "That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen" |
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Topic: | Education, Compulsory | Attendance in schools that is mandated by laws | |
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Articles | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Pedia: | Georgia | Territory in northwest Asia, ruled since 1991 by the Sakartvelo |
Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Pedia: | Ireland | Territory in the island of Ireland in the northern Atlantic Ocean, ruled since 1937 by the Poblacht na hÉireann |
Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Topic: | Liberty, Moral | Freedom to engage in acts purportedly injurious to one's self or one's property | |
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Articles | The War on Drugs: Seen vs. the Unseen Discusses the drug war in the context of Bastiat's essay "That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen" |
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Topic: | Minimum Wage Laws | Legislation that places a lower limit on the prices paid for labor | |
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Articles | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Pedia: | New Zealand | Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, ruled since 1947 by the Monarchy of New Zealand |
Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | The War on Drugs: Seen vs. the Unseen Discusses the drug war in the context of Bastiat's essay "That Which is Seen and That Which is Not Seen" |
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Source: | Real Aggressor, The | Opinion essay by Aubrey Herbert (pseudonym for Murray Rothbard), published in Faith and Freedom, Volume V, Number 8, April 1954, pp. 22-27 |
Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | What an Honest Conversation about Race Would Look Like Argues that in order to have an "honest conversation about race", it must first be recognized that many government policies, such as drug prohibition, gun control and mandatory schooling, are enablers for racism |
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Pedia: | Switzerland | Territory in west central Europe, ruled since 1848 by the Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft - Confédération suisse - Confederazione Svizzera |
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Pedia: | United Kingdom | Island territories in western Europe, ruled since 1921 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom |
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Pedia: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America |
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Pedia: | War on Drugs | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous |
23 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Boaz, David | Executive vice president of the Cato Institute, author of Libertarianism: A Primer | |
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Writings | Time to Rethink the War on Drugs Lists several effects of drug prohibition and suggests using some common sense regarding drug legalization |
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Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Topic: | Communism | Socio-economic system in which private property rights are eliminated | |
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Articles | The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Tommy Chong Will Be Free In Prison Describes and comments on Tommy Chong's earlier career and on his arrest and conviction for selling drug paraphernalia (glass pipes or "bongs"), as a result of Operation Pipe Dreams |
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Time to Rethink the War on Drugs Lists several effects of drug prohibition and suggests using some common sense regarding drug legalization |
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The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Individual: | Friedman, Milton | 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences | |
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Articles | The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | Tommy Chong Will Be Free In Prison Describes and comments on Tommy Chong's earlier career and on his arrest and conviction for selling drug paraphernalia (glass pipes or "bongs"), as a result of Operation Pipe Dreams |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | Time to Rethink the War on Drugs Lists several effects of drug prohibition and suggests using some common sense regarding drug legalization |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | Time to Rethink the War on Drugs Lists several effects of drug prohibition and suggests using some common sense regarding drug legalization |
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Individual: | Szasz, Thomas | Psychiatry professor and author | |
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Writings | The War On Drugs Is Lost Symposium with essays from William F. Buckley Jr., drug policy researcher Ethan A. Nadelmann, Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former chief of police Joseph D. McNamara, judge Robert W. Sweet, psychiatrist Thomas Szasz and law professor Steven B. Duke |
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Work: | Television Shows | A television program usually broadcast on a regular weekly schedule | |
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Articles | Tommy Chong Will Be Free In Prison Describes and comments on Tommy Chong's earlier career and on his arrest and conviction for selling drug paraphernalia (glass pipes or "bongs"), as a result of Operation Pipe Dreams |
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22 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Boudreaux, Donald J. | Professor of Economics, past President of the Foundation for Economic Education | |
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Writings | Politics and Prohibition Explains why, based on the story of alcohol prohibition, drug prohibition will not end solely on the realization of policy failure and side effects such as gang violence |
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Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | Somebody Might Get Hurt Comments on two unrelated third-party blog posts to highlight a commonly offered "liberal" argument about state programs |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Politics and Prohibition Explains why, based on the story of alcohol prohibition, drug prohibition will not end solely on the realization of policy failure and side effects such as gang violence |
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Somebody Might Get Hurt Comments on two unrelated third-party blog posts to highlight a commonly offered "liberal" argument about state programs |
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Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse Considers two recent decisions, from the Justice Department and from a Federal judge, that attempt to ameliorate bad policies enacted in the past, without getting to the root of the problems |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse Considers two recent decisions, from the Justice Department and from a Federal judge, that attempt to ameliorate bad policies enacted in the past, without getting to the root of the problems |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | Politics and Prohibition Explains why, based on the story of alcohol prohibition, drug prohibition will not end solely on the realization of policy failure and side effects such as gang violence |
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Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse Considers two recent decisions, from the Justice Department and from a Federal judge, that attempt to ameliorate bad policies enacted in the past, without getting to the root of the problems |
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Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse Considers two recent decisions, from the Justice Department and from a Federal judge, that attempt to ameliorate bad policies enacted in the past, without getting to the root of the problems |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse Considers two recent decisions, from the Justice Department and from a Federal judge, that attempt to ameliorate bad policies enacted in the past, without getting to the root of the problems |
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Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Somebody Might Get Hurt Comments on two unrelated third-party blog posts to highlight a commonly offered "liberal" argument about state programs |
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19 May 2023 | |||
Place: | Andean states | Regions of northern South America along the Andes mountains | |
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Articles | The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Place: | Brazil | Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Chile | Territory in southwest South America, ruled since 1980 by the República de Chile | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Colombia | Territory in northwest South America, ruled since 1991 by the República de Colombia | |
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Articles | The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Place: | Cuba | Island in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1959 by the República de Cuba | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Dominican Republic | Territory in the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, ruled since 1961 by the República Dominicana | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Place: | Germany | Territory in north central Europe, ruled since 1990 by the Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Guatemala | Territory in Central America, ruled since 1985 by the República de Guatemala | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Topic: | Imperialism | Domination or control, by one country, of one or more other countries or territories | |
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Articles | The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Place: | Iran | Territory in southwest Asia, ruled since 1979 by the Jomhuri ye Eslāmi ye Irān | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Individual: | Nixon, Richard | Thirty-seventh President of the United States, infamous for the Watergate scandal | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Topic: | Nonviolent Resistance | Opposition to statist and authoritarian forces using protests, non-cooperation and other nonviolent methods | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Panama | Territory in south Central America, ruled since 1903 by the República de Panama | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | Peru | Territory in western South America, ruled since 1993 by the República del Perú | |
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Articles | The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Individual: | Reagan, Ronald | Hollywood actor, fortieth President of the United States | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | The Price of Empire Discusses U.S government efforts to end coca production in some Andean countries by funding crop eradication programs, and the consequent increases in cultivation in neighboring countries |
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Individual: | Roosevelt, Franklin D. | Thirty-second President of the United States | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Place: | United States | Territory in central and northwest North America, ruled since 1788 by the United States of America | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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Topic: | Vietnam War | Conflict during 1954-1975 between South and North Vietnam, with increasing United States involvement | |
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Articles | The Secret State Details various events from the dismantling of the Office of Strategic Services after World War II to the 1991 death of Danny Casolaro, which Oglesby said are reason to be worried about "a secret and invisible state within the public state" |
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18 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | An Open Letter to Bill Bennett Addressed to then Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and appealing to him and President George H. W. Bush to discontinue their efforts to fight drug consumption |
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Peter McWilliams, RIP Memorial essay, discussing how and why McWilliams died as well as Buckley's personal recollections of their friendship |
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Peter McWilliams - Hero of the Day Biographical essay based mostly on McWilliams' Liberty magazine May 1998 article "The DEA Wishes Me a Nice Day" |
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Individual: | Friedman, Milton | 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences | |
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Writings | An Open Letter to Bill Bennett Addressed to then Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and appealing to him and President George H. W. Bush to discontinue their efforts to fight drug consumption |
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Individual: | McWilliams, Peter | Author of the Life 101 books and Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do | |
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Articles | Peter McWilliams, RIP Memorial essay, discussing how and why McWilliams died as well as Buckley's personal recollections of their friendship |
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Peter McWilliams - Hero of the Day Biographical essay based mostly on McWilliams' Liberty magazine May 1998 article "The DEA Wishes Me a Nice Day" |
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Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | An Open Letter to Bill Bennett Addressed to then Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and appealing to him and President George H. W. Bush to discontinue their efforts to fight drug consumption |
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Individual: | Stossel, John | Host of "Stossel" show on Fox Business channel and former ABC News correspondent for the "20/20" newsmagazine | |
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Articles | Peter McWilliams, RIP Memorial essay, discussing how and why McWilliams died as well as Buckley's personal recollections of their friendship |
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17 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Bovard, James | Author, controversial Washington journalist | |
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Writings | The Most Absurdities per Kilo Describes Operation Pipe Dreams, a group of raids led by the Department of Justice to confiscate drug paraphernalia, and particularly the attack on Tommy Chong's residence, subsequent arrest and sentencing |
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Topic: | Conservatism | Political philosophy that emphasizes respect for traditional institutions | |
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Articles | More Drug-War Victims Relates the case of Cory Maye, who killed a policeman while defending himself and his 18-month old daughter during a late night raid from a narcotics squad (his case went back and forth, but he was released in July 2011 after serving 10 years) |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Most Absurdities per Kilo Describes Operation Pipe Dreams, a group of raids led by the Department of Justice to confiscate drug paraphernalia, and particularly the attack on Tommy Chong's residence, subsequent arrest and sentencing |
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The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Topic: | Football, American | The most popular spectator sport in the United States | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Place: | Georgia | The Peach State - ratified Constitution 2 Jan 1788 | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Source: | Jefferson's Philosophy | Opinion essay by Murray N. Rothbard, published in Faith and Freedom, Volume II, Number 7, March 1951, pp. 10-12 |
Place: | Maryland | The Free State - ratified Constitution 28 Apr 1788 | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Place: | Minnesota | The North Star State | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Place: | Ohio | The Buckeye State | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | The Most Absurdities per Kilo Describes Operation Pipe Dreams, a group of raids led by the Department of Justice to confiscate drug paraphernalia, and particularly the attack on Tommy Chong's residence, subsequent arrest and sentencing |
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Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | The NFL is Not for Libertarians Examines various statist aspects of the National Football League |
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Individual: | Sullum, Jacob | Senior editor of Reason, nationally syndicated columnist | |
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Articles | The Most Absurdities per Kilo Describes Operation Pipe Dreams, a group of raids led by the Department of Justice to confiscate drug paraphernalia, and particularly the attack on Tommy Chong's residence, subsequent arrest and sentencing |
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Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
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Articles | The Most Absurdities per Kilo Describes Operation Pipe Dreams, a group of raids led by the Department of Justice to confiscate drug paraphernalia, and particularly the attack on Tommy Chong's residence, subsequent arrest and sentencing |
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16 May 2023 | |||
Place: | America, Latin | The Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas | |
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Articles | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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Individual: | Bovard, James | Author, controversial Washington journalist | |
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Writings | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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Milton Friedman RIP In memoriam, focusing on Friedman's positives and including several personal recollections |
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The Morality of Drug Controls Condensed from an article in Dealing With Drugs: Consequences of Government Control, 1987, Ronad Hamowy (editor); compares freedom of speech and religion with freedom of self-medication |
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Individual: | Friedman, Milton | 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences | |
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Articles | Milton Friedman RIP In memoriam, focusing on Friedman's positives and including several personal recollections |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | Milton Friedman RIP In memoriam, focusing on Friedman's positives and including several personal recollections |
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Place: | Peru | Territory in western South America, ruled since 1993 by the República del Perú | |
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Articles | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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Topic: | Religion, Freedom of | Liberty to practice any or no religion | |
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Articles | The Morality of Drug Controls Condensed from an article in Dealing With Drugs: Consequences of Government Control, 1987, Ronad Hamowy (editor); compares freedom of speech and religion with freedom of self-medication |
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Topic: | Speech, Freedom of | Liberty to speak, write or otherwise express oneself | |
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Articles | The Morality of Drug Controls Condensed from an article in Dealing With Drugs: Consequences of Government Control, 1987, Ronad Hamowy (editor); compares freedom of speech and religion with freedom of self-medication |
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Individual: | Szasz, Thomas | Psychiatry professor and author | |
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Writings | The Morality of Drug Controls Condensed from an article in Dealing With Drugs: Consequences of Government Control, 1987, Ronad Hamowy (editor); compares freedom of speech and religion with freedom of self-medication |
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Topic: | World War II | Worldwide conflict from 1939 to 1945 | |
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Articles | A Modest Proposal for the Next Drug-War Shootdown Offers recommendations (some tongue in cheek, later serious) after the shootdown by the Peruvian air force of a Cessna carrying American Baptist missionaries (but claimed to carry traffickers) |
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15 May 2023 | |||
Place: | Afghanistan | Territory in southwest central Asia, nominally ruled since 2004 by the Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat | |
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Articles | The Longest-Running War Reviews the books Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America (2004) by Joel Miller and Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) by Jeffrey A. Miron |
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Individual: | Bandow, Doug | Syndicated columnist, senior fellow at the Cato Institute | |
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Writings | The Longest-Running War Reviews the books Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America (2004) by Joel Miller and Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) by Jeffrey A. Miron |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Longest-Running War Reviews the books Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America (2004) by Joel Miller and Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) by Jeffrey A. Miron |
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Mexico's Bold Drug Decriminalization Move Discusses a bill approved by the Mexican Congress, but not signed by President Fox, that would have decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and similar drugs, with commentary from Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute |
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Topic: | Eminent Domain Protections | Restrictions on the power of governments to take private property for public use | |
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Websites | Eminent Domain - Institute for Justice | |
Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Longest-Running War Reviews the books Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America (2004) by Joel Miller and Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) by Jeffrey A. Miron |
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Place: | Mexico | Territory in south central North America, ruled since 1917 by the Estados Unidos Mexicanos | |
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Articles | Mexico's Bold Drug Decriminalization Move Discusses a bill approved by the Mexican Congress, but not signed by President Fox, that would have decriminalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and similar drugs, with commentary from Ted Galen Carpenter of the Cato Institute |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | The Longest-Running War Reviews the books Bad Trip: How the War on Drugs Is Destroying America (2004) by Joel Miller and Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) by Jeffrey A. Miron |
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12 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Barnett, Randy | Professor of law at Boston University | |
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Writings | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Individual: | Bradford, R. W. | Co-founder, editor and publisher of Liberty (1987) magazine | |
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Writings | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Topic: | Law, Due Process of | Procedural safeguards, and unbiased laws and judgements | |
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Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Source: | Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty | Essay by Murray N. Rothbard, published in Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought, Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 1965, pp. 4-22. |
Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Individual: | McWilliams, Peter | Author of the Life 101 books and Ain't Nobody's Business If You Do | |
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Articles | The Life and Death of Peter McWilliams Tribute to McWilliams, relates his life from 1996 until his death in June 2000, from being unable to use marijuana to alleviate the nausea caused by AIDS and cancer drugs |
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Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Topic: | Rights Retained by the People | Rights not explicitly listed in the Bill of Rights | |
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Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | Kennedy's Libertarian Revolution: Lawrence's reach Comments on the Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas which deemed sodomy laws to be unconstitutional and in particular on Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion |
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11 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Banking | The business of accepting deposits and lending money | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Bureaucracy | A hierarchy of government officials, mostly unelected, that set policies, prescribe regulations and administer them | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Central Banking | The practice of establishing a country's monetary policy through a government-owned or -controlled institution | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Cryptography | The process of scrambling and unscrambling text | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Democracy | Form of government where the power is exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of the citizens | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Group: | Federal Reserve System | The central bank of the United States | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | In Defense of Bank Deposits: An Open Letter to Professor Omarova Criticizes The People's Ledger: How to Democratize Money and Finance the Economy (2020) by Saule T. Omarova |
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Topic: | Intellectual Property Laws | Laws that grant monopoly rights on intellectual creations, such as patents and copyrights | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Law, Due Process of | Procedural safeguards, and unbiased laws and judgements | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Press, Freedom of the | Liberty to publish facts and opinion | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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Topic: | Terrorism | The systematic use of violence to attempt to achieve ideological goals | |
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Interviews | John Gilmore on inflight activism, spam and sarongs Topics discussed include: terrorism, the drug war, encryption, censorship, spam, the end-to-end principle, the right to travel, anonymity, secret FAA/TSA rules, blogs, copy protection, free software and the EFF |
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10 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Arms, Right to Keep and Bear | Right of individuals to own firearms | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Interviews | An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion |
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Topic: | Eminent Domain Protections | Restrictions on the power of governments to take private property for public use | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Free Market | The uncoerced, consensual exchanges of goods and services between individuals, antithesis of the State | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Individual: | Friedman, David D. | Professor of Law and Economics | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Individual: | Harris, Sharon | President of The Advocates for Self-Government | |
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Writings | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Health Care | Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and other services related to the health of an individual | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Iraq War | Invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and other countries, purportedly to find weapons of mass destruction | |
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Interviews | An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion |
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Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Interviews | An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion |
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Topic: | Medicine | The science and art of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Private Property | Ownership of assets by individuals or non-governmental legal entities | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Individual: | Smith, Adam | Eighteenth century Scottish economist, author of The Wealth of Nations | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Topic: | Social Security Tax | Tax imposed on employers and employees to fund the Social Security system | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Group: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Individual: | Spooner, Lysander | Lawyer, abolitionist, entrepreneur, legal theorist and political radical | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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Individual: | Stossel, John | Host of "Stossel" show on Fox Business channel and former ABC News correspondent for the "20/20" newsmagazine | |
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Interviews | An Interview With Hugh Downs Topics range from libertarianism and the role of government to marijuana decriminalization and the Iraq invasion |
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Topic: | War | Armed conflict between nations: "The Health of the State" | |
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Articles | The Invisible Hand Is a Gentle Hand Originally published at HarryBrowne.org; defends the free market and individual liberty, quoting among others Bastiat, Thomas Jefferson, David and Milton Friedman, John Lott, Isabel Paterson, Proudhon, Adam Smith, Sowell, John Stossel and Walter Williams |
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9 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Casey, Doug | Investment writer, author of Crisis Investing | |
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Writings | He Loved the Rush Discusses Rush Limbaugh use of opiates, his posture regarding the Drug War and the hypocrisy (including Casey's suggestion of how Limbaugh could deal with the matter) |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | He Loved the Rush Discusses Rush Limbaugh use of opiates, his posture regarding the Drug War and the hypocrisy (including Casey's suggestion of how Limbaugh could deal with the matter) |
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The Indivisibility of Liberty Discusses how advocating that others be deprived of some liberties results in negative repercussions on our own liberties |
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Interviews | Interview with Governor Gary Johnson Discusses Johnson's stand on legalizing heroin and marijuana (and why he chose not to delve on the former), the impact he had in New Mexico by raising the issues and what he planned to do after he left office (climb Mt. Everest) |
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Individual: | Johnson, Gary | Governor of New Mexico (1995-2003), 2012 Libertarian Party U.S. presidential candidate | |
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Interviews | Interview with Governor Gary Johnson Discusses Johnson's stand on legalizing heroin and marijuana (and why he chose not to delve on the former), the impact he had in New Mexico by raising the issues and what he planned to do after he left office (climb Mt. Everest) |
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Topic: | Libertarianism | Political philosophy that advocates freedom of action and thought for every human | |
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Articles | The Indivisibility of Liberty Discusses how advocating that others be deprived of some liberties results in negative repercussions on our own liberties |
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Topic: | Liberty | The right and ability to act and express oneself in a freely chosen manner | |
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Articles | The Indivisibility of Liberty Discusses how advocating that others be deprived of some liberties results in negative repercussions on our own liberties |
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Place: | New Mexico | Land of Enchantment | |
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Interviews | Interview with Governor Gary Johnson Discusses Johnson's stand on legalizing heroin and marijuana (and why he chose not to delve on the former), the impact he had in New Mexico by raising the issues and what he planned to do after he left office (climb Mt. Everest) |
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Group: | Republican Party | United States | |
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Articles | He Loved the Rush Discusses Rush Limbaugh use of opiates, his posture regarding the Drug War and the hypocrisy (including Casey's suggestion of how Limbaugh could deal with the matter) |
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Individual: | Ruwart, Mary | Pharmaceutical research scientist, author of Healing Our World, 2008 LP presidential aspirant | |
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Writings | The Indivisibility of Liberty Discusses how advocating that others be deprived of some liberties results in negative repercussions on our own liberties |
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8 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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End the Other War Too Discusses the case of an 88-year old woman killed by police based on a false report from an informant, quoting from a Radley Balko report covering the increasing use of SWAT teams in drug war raids |
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Topic: | Foreign entanglements | Unnecessary involvement with other nations | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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Place: | Georgia | The Peach State - ratified Constitution 2 Jan 1788 | |
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Articles | End the Other War Too Discusses the case of an 88-year old woman killed by police based on a false report from an informant, quoting from a Radley Balko report covering the increasing use of SWAT teams in drug war raids |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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Individual: | Hornberger, Jacob G. | President of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Topic: | Medicine | The science and art of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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Place: | Mississippi | The Magnolia State | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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Topic: | Repression, Moral | Legislation and government actions that attempt to dictate "moral and proper" behavior | |
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Articles | End the Other War Too Discusses the case of an 88-year old woman killed by police based on a false report from an informant, quoting from a Radley Balko report covering the increasing use of SWAT teams in drug war raids |
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Individual: | Richman, Sheldon | Executive editor of The Libertarian Institute, former editor of The Freeman and former vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation | |
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Writings | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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End the Other War Too Discusses the case of an 88-year old woman killed by police based on a false report from an informant, quoting from a Radley Balko report covering the increasing use of SWAT teams in drug war raids |
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Group: | Society | Grouping of individuals interacting with each other | |
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Articles | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Topic: | State, The | The group of people that, having effective control over a government, benefit the most from the exercise of its power | |
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Articles | Freedom, Virtue, and Responsibility, Part 1 Examines some of the reasons why so many believe that drug legalization is a bad idea and that the war on drugs should go on, pointing out that not even penitentaries, German concentration camps or police states are drug free |
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Topic: | Trial by Jury, Right to | Guarantees in criminal and civil cases | |
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Articles | Free Cory Maye Further discussion and commentary on the case of Cory Maye (see Richman's article "More Drug-War Victims", Dec 2005) [Update: Maye's sentence was overturned in Sept. 2006 and he was finally released in July 2011] |
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7 May 2023 | |||
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Pedia: | Hayek, F. A. | Austrian economist, winner of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
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Pedia: | Mises, Ludwig von | Austrian school economist, author of Human Action |
5 May 2023 | |||
Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Ending America's Domestic Quagmire Compares the War on Drugs to the U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan and counsels reassessment of the domestic "war" |
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An Economic Perspective on Illegal Drugs Chapter 25, originally published in Forum; suggests various policies for dealing with the negative externalities of drug use |
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Place: | Georgia | The Peach State - ratified Constitution 2 Jan 1788 | |
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Articles | Ending America's Domestic Quagmire Compares the War on Drugs to the U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan and counsels reassessment of the domestic "war" |
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Place: | Maryland | The Free State - ratified Constitution 28 Apr 1788 | |
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Articles | Ending America's Domestic Quagmire Compares the War on Drugs to the U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan and counsels reassessment of the domestic "war" |
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Topic: | Personal Responsibility | Accepting the consequences of one's actions | |
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Articles | An Economic Perspective on Illegal Drugs Chapter 25, originally published in Forum; suggests various policies for dealing with the negative externalities of drug use |
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4 May 2023 | |||
Place: | Arizona | The Grand Canyon State | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Individual: | Boaz, David | Executive vice president of the Cato Institute, author of Libertarianism: A Primer | |
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Writings | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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Individual: | Bovard, James | Author, controversial Washington journalist | |
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Writings | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Place: | California | The Golden State | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Place: | Kentucky | The Bluegrass State | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Place: | Maryland | The Free State - ratified Constitution 28 Apr 1788 | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Topic: | Medicine | The science and art of preventing, diagnosing and treating disease | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Place: | Ohio | The Buckeye State | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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Topic: | Searches and Seizures, Right Against Unreasonable | Protection from unwarranted searches and takings | |
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Articles | The Drug War Hits Home Reviews several cases of non-users caught in "the tentacles of the War on Drugs" and explains why civil forfeiture is attractive to law enforcers |
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Place: | Virginia | The Old Dominion - ratified Constitution 23 Jun 1788 | |
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Articles | Drug War Dementia Details various police, military and school actions and legislation in the government's war on users of certain banned substances, and the generally unrecognized side effects of these policies |
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3 May 2023 | |||
Individual: | Block, Walter | Professor of economics, Loyola University and Senior Fellow, Ludwig von Mises Institute | |
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Writings | Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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Topic: | Children | Sons and daughters; young persons, infants, adolescents | |
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Articles | Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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Place: | Louisiana | The Pelican State | |
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Articles | Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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Individual: | Nixon, Richard | Thirty-seventh President of the United States, infamous for the Watergate scandal | |
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Articles | The Drug War as a Socialist Enterprise Chapter adapted from keynote address at Fifth International Conference on Drug Policy Reform; examines why, 20 years after his admonition against the drug war, the government continues its attempts at enforcement, in spite of the predicted results |
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Topic: | Prohibition | Laws forbidding the production, sale, transportation or consumption of alcoholic beverages | |
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Articles | Drug Legalization: How to Radically Lower the Number of Murders in New Orleans Suggests drug legalization as a remedy to the increased murder rate in New Orleans and then considers six objections to such a plan and its potential effects |
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2 May 2023 | |||
Place: | Brazil | Territory in eastern South America, ruled since 1988 by the República Federativa do Brasil | |
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Articles | A Three-Pronged Blunder, or, what Money is, and what it isn't Examines the common, three-part textbook definition of money, offering counterarguments for the "store of value" and "unit of account" parts, reviewing what Jevons and Menger wrote about money's functions |
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Topic: | Corporatism | Socio-economic system in which large businesses exert influence over and benefit from government policies | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Cast a Giant Ballot Memorial and biographical essay on Roger MacBride, discussing his influence on the early Libertarian Party as well as his involvement in the Little House saga |
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Topic: | Economics, Austrian | The school of economic thought founded by Carl Menger | |
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Articles | A Three-Pronged Blunder, or, what Money is, and what it isn't Examines the common, three-part textbook definition of money, offering counterarguments for the "store of value" and "unit of account" parts, reviewing what Jevons and Menger wrote about money's functions |
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Topic: | Entrepreneurship | Managerial skills and willingness to take risks in the production of goods and services | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Individual: | Goldwater, Barry | Arizona Senator and 1964 Republican presidential candidate | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Place: | Great Britain | Island territories in western Europe, ruled since 1921 by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom | |
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Articles | A Three-Pronged Blunder, or, what Money is, and what it isn't Examines the common, three-part textbook definition of money, offering counterarguments for the "store of value" and "unit of account" parts, reviewing what Jevons and Menger wrote about money's functions |
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Group: | Libertarian Party | United States | |
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Articles | Cast a Giant Ballot Memorial and biographical essay on Roger MacBride, discussing his influence on the early Libertarian Party as well as his involvement in the Little House saga |
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Individual: | Menger, Carl | Founder of the Austrian School of economics | |
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Articles | A Three-Pronged Blunder, or, what Money is, and what it isn't Examines the common, three-part textbook definition of money, offering counterarguments for the "store of value" and "unit of account" parts, reviewing what Jevons and Menger wrote about money's functions |
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Topic: | Money | The most commonly used medium of exchange | |
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Articles | A Three-Pronged Blunder, or, what Money is, and what it isn't Examines the common, three-part textbook definition of money, offering counterarguments for the "store of value" and "unit of account" parts, reviewing what Jevons and Menger wrote about money's functions |
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Topic: | Politics | The practices of guiding, influencing or controlling government | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Topic: | Technology | Practical application of engineering or technical processes | |
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Articles | The Death of Politics Discusses libertarianism, contrasting it with both conservatism and modern liberalism, including specific policy differences |
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Work: | Television Shows | A television program usually broadcast on a regular weekly schedule | |
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Articles | Cast a Giant Ballot Memorial and biographical essay on Roger MacBride, discussing his influence on the early Libertarian Party as well as his involvement in the Little House saga |
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1 May 2023 | |||
Place: | Afghanistan | Territory in southwest central Asia, nominally ruled since 2004 by the Da Afġānistān Islāmī Jumhoryat | |
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Articles | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |
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Topic: | Attacks of 11 September 2001 | Terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon | |
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Articles | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |
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Individual: | Bovard, James | Author, controversial Washington journalist | |
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Writings | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |
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Individual: | Bush, George W. | Forty-third President of the United States | |
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Articles | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |
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Topic: | Constitution, United States | The supreme law of the United States of America | |
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Articles | WILLIAM MARBURY v. JAMES MADISON, Secretary of State of the United States The decision, delivered by then Chief Justice Marshal, where he argued that the U.S. Supreme Court had the privilege of reviewing legislation and declaring it void, if deemed to be contrary to the Constitution |
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Topic: | Drugs, War on | Legislation and enforcement actions against consumers and producers of substances that are deemed to be addictive or otherwise dangerous | |
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Articles | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |
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Topic: | Government | The group of people that exercises authority over a country or other political subdivision | |
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Articles | Bush's Opium Boom Describes attempts by the Taliban (from July 2000 to October 2001—the U.S. invasion), the U.S., the United Nations and the Karzai government to control opium poppy production in Afghanistan |